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ST. LOUIS -- There was Clay Buchholz, warming up in the bullpen, putting his sore right lat muscle through all the requisite pregame tests. And there was Ryan Dempster, right there beside him, pedaling away on a stationary bike, staying loose just in case.

It was high drama, just like Pedro Martinez in the 1999 Division Series or Curt Schilling in the 2007 World Series. Like those Red Sox aces, Buchholz was compromised, but by how much? Would he even pitch, and if so, what could reasonably be expected?